"Edmond Locard"@en . . . . . . "1877-12-13Z"^^ . "Locard, Edmond"@en . . . "1877Z"^^ . . "Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 \u2013 4 April 1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the \"Sherlock Holmes of France\". He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: \"Every contact leaves a trace\". This became known as Locard's exchange principle."@en . "1966-05-04Z"^^ . . "1877-11-13Z"^^ . . "The \"Sherlock Holmes\" of France"@en . "1966Z"^^ . "Locard was a committed forensic scientist who created what today is known as the Locard Exchange Principle." . "1966-04-04Z"^^ . . .